Iran War, bin Ladin hunt

Seekeroff,

Iran is a possibility, but so is the possibility he is in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or is dead. But I find it very unlikely that if he is there, that he is in collusion with the Iranian government and vice versa.

In fact, in a strange twist in terms of recent tensions between the US and Iran, Iran and the US have a common enemy in Bin Laden.

The group that you talk of in the source you supplied is indeed Sunni, but Iran is still not a safe area for Bin Laden. With a hostile government in Iran who would be minded to catch Bin Laden or kill him, and that group which would attract unwanted attenion via its attacks, Bin Laden may find Iran a little hot to be in.


"You do not mind if I ask for a source substantiating the above mention you have made? "

Bin Laden is extreme Sunni, Ahmadinejad is an extreme Shia.

They being friends would be like a Jewish Extremist and a Islamic Extremist being friends.

I advise looking up the history of the Sunni-Shia split in Islam arising from the question of the successor to The Prophet Mohammad.

This is found on the web, and in books and literature, and is full of bad blood, betrayal, and blood letting through the ages.

It's a long history, and I do reccomend it as interesting history to read up on.


"Furthermore, despite ideological differences, what do both have in common? Commonality is certainly a motivator for overcoming certain ideological differences, thus allowing a partnership or understanding, of sorts, enough to allow those ideological differences to be set aside to obtain the greater goal(s)."

While you raise a valid point, in this case, America's history in relation to Islamic countries and vice versa and animosity gained is short and brief compared to the sheer entrenched and mortal hatred that extremist Sunnis have for Shias over a thousand years, that goes to the root of which branch is the true 'Islam' and to blood letting and betrayal. Such is the conflict here, entrenched as it is in conflicting ideology that has seen what can be described as Islamic Civil Wars, that it can not be put aside in the face of a common 'enemy' like the US.

To extreme Sunnis, co-operation with any kind with Shias is akin to blasphemy and infidel behaviour in regards to that extreme Sunnis believe that who they think is the true path of Islam descends from their choice of Succession to Mohammad and co-operating with Shias would be to accept the Shias and their path instead, Shias being viewed as non muslims and usurpers for not following the Sunni belief of succession.

When Bin Laden declares muslims to 'Jihad', he does not mention Shias or Sunnis, as these names differentiate between the two Islamic paths, and as Sunni extremists view Shias not being muslims, the word 'Shia Muslim' is heretic, an oxymoron, thus as Sunni Muslims are viewed as 'true muslims' they are called simply, 'Muslims'.

Originally posted by Strangerous
Thanks Regensturm thought that was the case - not that Fox viewers will spot that one 'cos all muslims is bad and out to get us'.

No problem at all.

Ok i did mention at the VERY begining he's in IRAN....before US invaded Iraq and any talk of Iran....it's just my simple (un-educated) view...from my seat in Canada.

So from some of the post's......it does not make sence for him to be in Iran.

So w'r would he hide................maybe the one video of him in the hill's walking...he's camping with a small group of people....thus almost imposible to find....or maybe he's on one of the ships' his co. baught/owns' hidding in the sea.

Anywho....not trying to Link Iran with Osama...just seem'd to make sence to me...that he would better be captured by Iran then the US. And remember Osama know's Afghan very very well...they did fight Russians there.

Y'r Canadian friend,
Sven